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Wednesday 12pm - 3pm 5pm - 10:30pm Thursday 12pm - 3pm 5pm - 10:30pm Friday 12pm - 3pm 5pm - 11:30pm Saturday 12pm - 11:30pm Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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Bates at 121 — refined modern British dining with a local heart. Thoughtfully crafted seasonal menus, relaxed lunches and elegant evenings.
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03/11/2026

🎉 EXCITING NEWS! THE HORNS, ASHBOURNE IS COMING SOON! 🎉

We're delighted to announce that we'll soon be opening the doors to The Horns, Ashbourne!

We're busy getting everything ready and can't wait to welcome you all.

🍽️ Here's a little taste of what's to come...

🥪 Lunchtime Menu
Perfect for a relaxed lunch, with a delicious selection of lighter dishes and traditional favourites.

✨ Festive À La Carte Menu | From 5pm onwards
Our opening evening menu, featuring a wonderful selection of starters, mains and desserts to enjoy throughout the festive season.

🍖 Sunday Lunch
Proper Sunday roasts, generous portions and all the trimmings. Just as Sunday lunch should be!

We're looking forward to bringing great food, a warm welcome and a wonderful atmosphere to The Horns.

📖 Take a sneak peek at our menus:
www.thehornsashbourne.co.uk

Keep following our page for opening updates and more exciting news!

We can't wait to see you all! ❤️

20/10/2026

🍂 Cold evenings. Warm tables. Good food.

As the evenings draw in and the temperature drops, there's something rather lovely about settling in somewhere warm and enjoying proper food.

Our baked Camembert, beautifully melted, with onion chutney, a touch of truffle oil and fresh bread for dipping.

Add a glass of w**e, good company and a table at Bates. That's an autumn evening done properly. 🍷

Don't stay in this week. Come out and enjoy yourselves.

📍 Bates at 121 | Friar Gate, Derby

Book your table through our website.

18/09/2026

Two dishes. Two very good reasons to come for dinner.
Our roast duck breast is served with parmentier potatoes, carrot, Savoy cabbage and a rich blueberry & thyme sauce.
And our catch of the day is currently salmon, with sauté potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and lemon, caper & brown butter.
Proper cooking, proper sauces, and dishes that actually feel worth going out for.
Sometimes you don't need anything complicated. Just a table, a good glass of something, and dinner done properly.
📍 Bates at 121, Derby
Bookings recommended.

17/09/2026

Two very different dishes. Both absolutely worth getting excited about.
First up, our Spiced Paneer.
Golden paneer with Bombay potatoes, spiced lentils, onion pickle, mango chutney and harissa yoghurt, finished with crisp little onion bhaji pieces over the top.
Warm, spicy, sweet, sharp and crunchy. There’s a lot going on, but every bit of it belongs there.
Then we have our Soy & Honey Pork Loin.
Tender pork loin served with Parmentier potatoes, cauliflower purée, roasted cauliflower, apple compote and pickled red cabbage.
Sweet, savoury, rich and sharp in all the right places.
Two completely different dishes, both built around proper flavour and a bit of balance rather than throwing seventeen pointless things at a plate and hoping for the best.
📍 Bates at 121, Derby

11/09/2026

You’ve both had a week.

Work, emails, shopping, washing, cooking, sorting everything out… and somewhere in the middle of all that, you’ve barely had five minutes to yourselves.

So come out for dinner.

Sit down. Be still. Have a drink. Talk to each other. Let us do the cooking, the clearing up and all the running around for once.

And if dinner happens to involve a beautifully cooked Chateaubriand for two… well, even better.

Dinner for two, done properly.

Book your table and give yourselves an evening off.

And yes… even the onion rings are gluten-free. 😉

09/09/2026

Crisp skin, buttery sauce, proper comfort food.
Our pan-fried salmon is served with sautéed potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and a lemon & caper brown butter.
Simple ingredients, cooked properly, and absolutely packed with flavour.
Available now at Bates at 121.
Book your table and come hungry.

08/09/2026

Our lamb rump is looking rather spectacular.
Served with anchovy butter, charred hispi cabbage, pickled shallots, sautéed potatoes, edamame beans and tenderstem broccoli.
Rich, juicy, full of flavour and exactly the sort of dish you should be ordering while it’s on the menu.
Get yourself booked in now and come and try it.

06/09/2026

Sunday lunch time!!!! Book now via our website www.bates121.co.uk or give us a call on 01332 613991

22/08/2026

Sunday lunch plans? Sorted. 🥩

Proper roast dinners, huge Yorkshire puddings, crispy roasties, seasonal vegetables and plenty of rich gravy. Exactly what Sundays were invented for.

We’ve got some availability for tomorrow’s Sunday lunch, so if you’ve been meaning to come and see us, this is a very good excuse.

Come hungry. We’ll handle the rest.

Book your table for tomorrow. ❤️

06/08/2026

Address

121 Friar Gate
Derby
DE11EX

Opening Hours

Wednesday	12pm - 3pm
	5pm - 10:30pm
Thursday	12pm - 3pm
	5pm - 10:30pm
Friday	12pm - 3pm
	5pm - 11:30pm
Saturday	12pm - 11:30pm
Sunday	12pm - 6pm

Website

http://www.bates121.co.uk/

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